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ENEr2i Brokerage event by
European Sustainable Energy
Innovation Alliance addressing
Energy Research in Armenia
June 23, 2014 Brussels
By Artak
Hambarian,
Ph.D.
Content
• Current Status – Energy Landscape,
Armenian Energy System
• Research and Infrastructure
• RE Roadmap
• SREP
RoA Goals
• The RoA Roadmap targets
set the priorities in the
development of the RE
and the energy system such as:
1. Energy independence
2. Potential of lowering the energy costs
3. Creation of high tech industries
4. Environmental benefits
5. Responsiveness to the technological and business
changes in the world
Existing Institutions/Infrastructure
• "Scientific Research Institute of Energy" CJSC - Energy
Research, www.energinst.am
• State Engineering University of Armenia – research/education -
www.seua.am
• Yerevan State University – research/education, www.ysu.am
• National Academy of Sciences of RA, www.sci.am
• Engineering Academy of Armenia, www.eaa.academy.am
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund, www.r2e2.am
• American University of Armenia, www.aua.am
"Lumina" LLC - Harutyun Torosyan
Multitude of uses…
Specs
Engineering Academy of
Armenia • Project title: Anti frosting system Antifrost
Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to modernize the existing system to increase its overall efficiency.
• Project title: Bio briquettes
Purpose of the project, product: The overall project objective is to contribute to a more secure, competitive and sustainable energy
production in the Republic of Armenia through a targeted support to the most viable and readily available local source of renewable energy,
namely biomass from agricultural wastes.
• Project title: Parabolic trough concentrated solar thermal power station
Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to develop a parabolic trough concentrated solar thermal (CSP) power station
(150-300KW). CSP plants use steam to produce energy like conventional steam power plants. The difference is that CSP plants use emission-
free clean solar radiation to produce heat instead of fossil or nuclear fuel. In the solar field of the power plant, parabolic mirrors, lined up in
long rows, concentrate the solar irradiation up to 80 times on an absorber-tube – the receiver.
• Project title: Rain stimulation equipment using air ionizers.
• Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to develop a rain stimulation equipment using ionizers to produce negatively
charged particles called electrons. They have a natural tendency to attach to tiny specks of dust which are ever-present in the atmosphere in
the desert or dry regions. These are then carried up from the emitters by convection - upward currents of air generated by the heat release from
sunlight as it hits the ground. Once the dust particles reach the right height for cloud formation, the charges will attract water molecules
floating in the air which then start to condense around them. If there is sufficient moisture in the air, it induces billions of droplets to form
which finally means cloud and rain.
• Project title: Modernization of Zenith Hail Suppression System
• Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to modernize the existing HSS by developing/procuring local meteoradar system
with software support for full automation of the system operation and increasing its efficiency.
http://www.eaa.academy.am/
Bio Briquettes
Zenith Hail Suppression
System - Barva
• National Monitoring Network
• Laser Scanning Characterisation of Solar Cells
• Stochastic Optimisation of Solar Hybrid Systems
• Development of Energy Recovery Ventilation D.
• PV/Desiccant Cooling/Solar hot water integration.
• Water Seasonal Retention through Natural
Freezing.
• Creation of a Renewable Energy Center.
www.aua.am
National
Monitoring
Network
Laser Scanning
Characterisation of
Solar Cells: PVSCAN
• Laser Scanning Characterisation of
Solar Cells
• Patent with NREL – National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
Stochastic Optimisation of Solar
Hybrid Systems
• Stochastic Solar Input
• Stochastic Consumption
• Interesting unexpected results
PV/Desiccant Cooling/SHW int.
• DESODEC Project funded by INCO Copernicus
• ISE Fraunhofer, DER INETI, Intersolar Center, SEUA, Contact-A
Development of
Energy Recovery
Ventilation Device
• Compact
• Budget
• >85% efficient
FREEZWATER: Water Seasonal
Retention through Natural Freezing
• Collaboration: CAGE Holding, Fribourg University, Switzerland
• NAS RoA, AUA
Creation of a Renewable Energy
Center (AREC - industry specific TT and Icubation Center)
• Research: # of niche research
• Incubation – supporting startups, angel
capital
• Reference Center – equipment, facilities
• Policy and Economics: Monitoring of
Energy landscape, developing interventions
• RE Shop and proliferation.
Armenian Renewable Energy
Center - AREC
• The mission of the Center is to create a
strong renewable energy research and
innovation infrastructure in Armenia.
• The Center will benefit from the large global potential that
renewable energy provides by initiating, consolidating and
substantially strengthening the scientific, engineering and
industrial potential of Armenia in RE and thus join the
global process of transition from fossil fuels to green
technologies.
AUA - GREEN
BUILDING/TECHNOLOGY
LAB
• Energy efficiency
• Renewable energy
• Water efficiency and sustainable use
• Solid waste management and recycling
Distributed Science-TEchnological
Park
D - STEP
C o n c e p t
Joint projects - joint usage of
equipment
Project Participant
Project Participant
Project Coordinator
Pro
ject
s
Production
Financial
Human resources
Market
Scientific
Projects
portfolio
Beneficiaries
5-step filtering procedure
Good practice examples
in the field of ENERGY • To promote the renewable energy sources
generation the preferential electricity tariffs were
set by Public Services Regulatory Commission
in 2007. The regulation on preferential tariffs of
renewable energy sources generation assumes
that the defined costs must be annually updated
based on the specified methodology. Armenian
Renewable Resources And Energy Efficiency
Fund, Tariffs, Information available at:
http://r2e2.am/en/2011/06/tariffs/
Main ENERGY topics/ priorities
• Small Hydro
• Solar Hot Water
• Biofuel
• Wind
• Solar power (PV)
• Research around all of this.
• The RE Roadmap defines details
International cooperation:
Participation in international initiatives
targeting the field of ENERGY
• INOGATE is the energy technical cooperation programme
between EU, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central
Asia. www.inogate.org
• Электроэнергетический Совет СНГ – CIS Electric
Power Alliance http://www.energo-cis.org/
• UASID support the Countries in Black See Region to
Transmission System Development Planning:
Development of forecasted modes of the Armenian Power
System, calculation of dynamic and static stability.
http://armenia.usaid.gov
• BSEC Framework
• EU Framework
Preparation of the Renewable Energy
Development Roadmap of Armenia (REDRA)
2011
Vision. Variables/factors: RoA Goals,
Technologies, Flexibility, Legislation
RoA TARGETS
Energy Demand, GWh
- Energy Independence: reducing dependency on
imports
- Potential of lowering the energy costs
- Creation of high tech industries, infrastructure,
service,education, jobs
- Environmental benefits
Flexibility to meet the rapid changes in the energy
techology development
LEGISLATION
Tariffs
Mandatory
Tax hoidays
Duty exemption
Favorable financing
Net Metering
Certification
Standards
...
TECHNOLOGIES
Renewable Energy Technologies
SHPP
SWH
Wind
Solar Architecture
PV
Biomass
Biofuel
Heat Pumps
Electric Cars
System Integrartion, Load Leveling
Pumped
Hydro
Storage
Hydrogen:
electrolysis,
fuelcells
DSM
Energy Efficiency
Insulation.
management,
etc.
Dirtribution
system control
POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Industry/Economics Development Trends in Armenia and in the World
Export/Import opportunities
Technological Changes in Armenia and in the World
Thermal
2010: 11 400
2015: 11 900
2020: 12 600
Electricity
2010: 4 500
2015: 5 700
2020: 6 600
Transport
2010: 7 900
2015: 10 350
2020: 13 600
Base Case RE Output
PV
Solar Thermal
Heat Pumps
Biofuel
Geothermal
Wind
Hydro
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
20102011
20122013
20142015
20162017
20182019
2020
0.2 0.3
0.5 0.7
0.8 1.0
1.1 1.3
1.5 1.6
1.8
0 3
6 9
12 15
18 21
24 27
30
0.3 6 13 19 25 31 38 45 53 60 67
142 142
143 144
145 145
146 146
185 185
185 185
5 21 45 100
165
236
317
391
472
578
695
308 350
403 441 473
506 529 553 576 596 613
RE production up to 2020
Annual
Production,
GWh
Expansion of gas storage facilities for
managing the demand and supply
• At present, Armenia has a relatively small gas storage capacity of only 127 to 130 million m3, approximately equal to 10 days of supply during winter at peak consumption.
• Current plans would increase the capacity to 190 to 195 million m3 by 2013.
• However, to have a 90-day supply security would require an increase to 340 to 400 million m3.
Hydro
Geothermal
Wind
PV0
10
20
30
40
50
3.6 4.1 4.8 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.4
6.9 6.8 6.8
10.3 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.8
47 45
40 38
35 33
31 28
26 24
BET,
cents/kW
Comparison of BET Trends for Selected
RETs
Fleet of Electric Vehicles
• The 100% dependency of the republic on the
imported fuel would be eliminated.
• Load levelling: charging at night is serving as
a natural means of load levelling.
• Not releasing of an equivalent of million tons
of CO2 every year.
• The air quality in the major cities.
Legislative measures: Thermal
For Solar Thermal Energy and Heat Pumps
penetration can be substantially more if:
1. The public awareness is substantially higher
2. Financial means are applied to overcome
relatively high initial investment, or...
3. Construction codes are changed to mandate the
SWH and Heat Pump systems.
SEE ALSO INTERVENTIONS SUMMARY
Legislative measures:
Transportation
• Mandate the Bioethanol production
• Free the hybrid and electric vehicles from
customs duties
• Develop measures for electric car
infrastructure development
SEE ALSO INTERVENTIONS SUMMARY
An important REDRA outcome
• The transition to increased use of RE
while providing energy security and
flexibility to a country should be
empowered by a sufficiently strong
technological, scientific and
educational basis as well as an
infrastructure, which is well integrated
to the world RET community.
An important REDRA outcome
• Investment in the RE infrastructure, and
importantly to its scientific and educational
components could be much more effective
compared to any other area, taking into
consideration that the RETs in the whole
world have 1000-fold growth potential.
SREP Project
SREP Project
Thank you!
National Programs
• The National Program on Energy Saving and Renewable
Energy of the RA, active participation of the Energy
Strategy Center. Yerevan, Armenia, 2007
• Action Plan for the Ministry of Energy of the Republic
of Armenia Stipulated by the Provisions of the National
Security Strategies of the Republic of Armenia.
• The Law of RA on Energy Saving and Renewable
Energy, http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=2119&lang=eng
Further relevant current programmes
• 1. Renewable Energy Roadmap of Armenia. 2011
• 2. GoA, N1 Resolution of N24 protocol, June 23, 2005. “Energy sector
Development Strategies in the Context of Economic Development in
Armenia”, Yerevan, Armenia
• 3. The Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia with support
of the UNDP Country Office in Armenia, 2008. “The Second National
Environmental Action Programme of the Republic of Armenia”, Yerevan,
Armenia.
• 4. GoA, 2004. “Concept of Reduction of Hazardous Emissions from Motor
Vehicles”, Yerevan, Armenia.
• 5. GoA with requested technical assistance from UNDP and funding from the
GEF/ SPA, 2008. “Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Mountain Forest
Ecosystems of Armenia”, Yerevan, Armenia.
• RA NA, 2004. “The Law of RA on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy”,
Yerevan, Armenia.
(http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=2119&lang=eng)
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